The bridge player

Mrs Sarojini Kadirgamar learned to play bridge during the curfews of the 1950s, looking over the shoulders of the adults. She talks about the responsibility of privilege, her Jaffna roots and her personal experiences of the communal riots of Black July. Photography by Kannan Arunasalam.

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